Judges 13:23
But his wife said to him, “If Yahweh wanted to kill us, he would not have received the burnt offering and the grain offering we gave him. He would not have shown us all these things, nor at this time would he have let us hear such things.”
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22Manoah said to his wife, “We are sure to die, because we have seen God!”
Cross References
Genesis 4:4As for Abel, he brought some of the firstborn of his flock and some of the fat. Yahweh accepted Abel and his offering,
Psalms 25:14The friendship of Yahweh is for those who honor him, 1 and he makes his covenant known to them. 1
Psalms 86:17Show me a sign of your favor. 1 Then those who hate me will see it and be put to shame 1 because you, Yahweh, have helped me and comforted me.
Ecclesiastes 4:9Two people work better than one; 2 together they can earn a good pay for their labor. 1
John 14:23Jesus answered and said to him, “If anyone loves me, he will keep my word. My Father will love him, and we will come to him and we will make our home with him.
1 Corinthians 12:21The eye cannot say to the hand, “I have no need of you.” Nor does the head say to the feet, “I have no need of you.”
Matthew Henry on Judges 13:16-24
Manoah's Alarm. ( b. c. 1161.) 15 And Manoah said unto the angel of the Lord , I pray thee, let us detain thee, until we shall have made ready a kid for thee. 16 And the angel of the Lord said unto Manoah, Though thou detain me, I will not eat of thy bread: and if thou wilt offer a burnt offering, thou must offer it unto the Lord . For Manoah knew not that he was an angel of the Lord . 17 And Manoah said unto the angel of the Lord , What is thy name, that when thy sayings come to pass we may do thee honour? 18 And… Read the whole commentary →